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Anaheim Museum
241 South Anaheim Boulevard, Anaheim, CA 92815-1122 714-778-3301
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Pictured is a painting which hangs above the entry way
to the Anaheim Museum. Symmetrical buildings and trees frame a street scene
captured by an artist during the early days of the city.
Anaheim Museum is housed in a an original Carnegie Library
Building which was built in 1908 with a grant from the Carnegie foundation.
Los Angeles Architect John C. Austin worked with Anaheim's
frugal Germans and Scots to meet stringent cost specifications tied to
this much desired project.
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The public wanted and needed a library and the City of
Anaheim decided that such an investment could attract commerce and spur
growth. The facility reached completion and was officially opened on New
Year's Day 1909.
It served its community well for over 60 years, but like
so many of the numerous libraries built with Carnegie grants during that
era (2,500 in all), it would require costly renovation to meet modern standards
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The building fell into a state of disrepair and could
have been lost to time like several others in Orange County.
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